| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Hay | ||
| Date of birth | 1876 | ||
| Place of birth | Lanark, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1940 (aged 64) | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1900 | Renfrew Victoria | ||
| 1901–1907 | Barnsley | 146 | (0) |
| 1908–1909 | Chesterfield | 37 | (0) |
| 1909–1911 | Stoke | 70 | (3) |
| Total | 253 | (3) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Hay (1876–1940) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Barnsley and Chesterfield Town and in the Southern League for Stoke.
Career
Hay was born in Lanark and played for Renfrew Victoria before joining English Second Division side Barnsley in 1901. Hay spent seven seasons with the "Tykes" making 159 appearances scoring once which came in an FA Cup match against Swindon Town. He joined Chesterfield in 1908 and spent the 1908–09 season at Saltergate but left at the end of the season after they failed to gain re-election. He signed for Stoke in 1909 who at the time were playing in the Southern League and spent three seasons at the Victoria Ground making 70 appearances scoring three goals.
Career statistics
Source:
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barnsley | 1901–02 | Second Division | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1902–03 | Second Division | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | |
| 1903–04 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1904–05 | Second Division | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 1905–06 | Second Division | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 1906–07 | Second Division | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 1907–08 | Second Division | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Total | 146 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 159 | 1 | ||
| Chesterfield | 1908–09 | Second Division | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Stoke | 1909–10 | Birmingham & District League / Southern League Division Two | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 1910–10 | Birmingham & District League / Southern League Division Two | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 3 | |
| 1911–12 | Southern League Division One | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 70 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 3 | ||
| Career Total | 253 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 269 | 4 | ||
References
- ^ Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- James Hay at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)